Typewriting machine



June 3,v 1930. 1 A. NEMcovsKY 'TYPEWRITING MACHINE Original Filed July 15, 1924 the` rods.

.thereupon returned to bring the roller bean Patented June 3, 1930 Louis A. NEMCOVSKY, vor NEWYO'RKN. Y., Assieioa rro PANY, '0F NEW YORK, Y., A co'RPoBAfrrN or NEW JERSEY y TYJPEWRIT'ING? MACHINE `5 3 v192'1'. iSerial My present invention relates to'` typewrit- I ing machines andinits more speciiicapplication to case-shift mechanisms lfor machines of. the type designated as portable. 1.

This application is a division ofmyapplication, SerialNo. 726,063, liled` July 15,

1924, Patent No,` 1,684,801, dated September According to a featureof the invention, the parts of the typewriting machine arel a-s-v sembledin a' particularly compact relation to confine the outside dimensions'of, the machine within minimumV proportions. The platen israised. irran oblique direction for the ,case shift andfthesegment plate'iswdisposed at the same inclination, therebyreducing the'height of the machine .and affording spacebelow the carriage for the ribbon shift and escapement mechanism (not shown). f.

Another object of myinvention is btoprovide` simple, easily operating case'shifting means, easy to assembleand readily7 and delicately adjustable toprop'erly regulate the shift.

., In the preferred embodiment, the typewriter. carriage hasl a pair of rods at right angles `to the length thereof, roller bearings beingV provided therefort in the machine frame, said roller'bearings being automatically adjustable about` appropriate axes for ready adaptation to the angular travelof In the preferred embodiment, the roller bearing forone ofthe rods-is mountedinva bracket pivotedzabout an axis such,as to` permit displacement of the roller bearing from the rod, whereby the carriage can kbe easily assembled upon the frameand `the bracket ings into coaction with the rod, appropriate means being provided to maintain'it in a set position. y A A In the preferred embodiment,.the rods are supported upon pivotedlevers raisedthe depression of a case shift'kefyfandjadjustable screw stop elementsare provided to determine the lowermost andthe uppermostposi- 'tion' of said levers, and,` therefore, ofthe platens 1, i. i. i f

Another object of the invention is to prol "Other feature 0`rigina1 application lleduly15511924,4V Serial No. 726,063; Divided, and this application led April 23,

vide a case shift lock `mechanism of particularly simple and reliable construction. This mechanism preferably comprises a lock key pivoted upon thefshift key, and a fixed fpi'n projecting fro-inthe machine side frames and coactingv with a shoulder on said lock key .when set to Amaintain-the shift key depressed. sand advantages will`hereinafter appear.

In the laccompanying drawings in `which V1s yshown oneof various possible embodiments fof the several features ofthis invention,

Figure l is aside elevation, partly broken away, of the machine.

Figures 2a and 2b are sectional views taken respectively. y of Figures 3 and Ll.

lon-g the lines a-a and --b ll`ij ,`fure 3 isla fragmentary side View sliowdetails of the case shift mechanism.

in ,f y `ligure 4? is a fragmentary detail side 'View `showing the case shift mechanism at the farther side of the machine.

Figurel is an enlarged view ofthe guide rollers, their bearings, and their carrier.- Y Referring now to the drawings, I have showna typewriting mechanism including' a machine-enclosing frame 10 formed with unitary side Wallsll and a top 12, stamped from `slieetmetal and secured to ani inner machine frame; in 'the familiar manner as by screws (notk shown). u j

l Within themachine frame lOare supportedv type bars 14, case shift mechanism l5v and ,other elements. l The machine frame "10a includes upright side lugs l'for supporting ltliereloetween separate frame structure upon which are `mountedthe ribbon spools 17 and Athe type-bar segment-plate18, as more fullyk described in mypatent of Noiioaiea I I As shown inthe drawings, the segment plate 18'is disposed relatively low, the central or.v` lowest point. of the type bar supporting bail., 19 thereon: being substantially at. the level ofthe lower. bank of keys 13.. Byvinclining lthe segment plate rearward about 20 degrees from the verticahestablishes a caseshift directionkfor the platenandu carriage wheregravity is not so pronounced asin a` straight up and down direction, materially SUN TYPEWRITER CoM- August 5, 1924, 5

reduces the over-all height of the machine and raises the typing line for better visibility. The typewriter carriage support includes a shift-frame 2O having rails 20a, a cross-bar 20b and ball bearings 21 on which is mounted the platen-carriage 22. The counterbalance springs (see Figure 3) are shown at 23 secured to the machine side frame 24 each by an eye bolt and nut 25 and at the opposite end each to a lever 26 through which the carriage is elevated for case shifting by mechanism to be described below. By adjustment of nuts 25, the tension of springs 23 may be regulated to accurately adjust the counterbalance.

The case shift mechanism comprises a pair of rods 27 and 28 rigid with the typewriter rcarriage-shift frame 20 andV extending at right angles to the plane thereof and inclined from vertical, as shown, at an angleof about 20 `degrees to extend parallel to .the lsegment plate 18. The rods 27 and 28 are pivoted as at 29to the levers 26 rigidly connected together by a rock-shaft 26a and pivoted at each end upon a stud 30 near the rear of the machine, said levers 26 having depressions 3l coacting with tongues 32 formed at the rear ends of the usual pair of shift key leversV 33, each of which is pivoted to the machine side frames as at 34.

The rods 27 and 28 are preferably mounted in roller bearings to permit elevation of the carriage for shifting, with a minimum of friction. In the preferred embodiment, the bearing for the rod 27 comprises a V-roller 35 pivoted upon screws 36 in thel arms of a U-shaped' bracket or carrier 37, .the latter pivotally mounted on one machine side frame 24 by a shouldered screw 38 through its crosspiece .39. It will be seen, therefore, that in the carriage assembly and in the case-shifting operation, the carriers 37 will swivel, and each roller will angularly adapt itself to its rod 27 or 28 by rotating about its screw 38.

j The roller bearing 35 for the other rod 28 may be identical with that described, but, instead of being mounted directlyv upon the other side frame24, said bearing is secured to a carrying bracket 40 pivoted as at 41 about anaxis parallel to that of the roller bearing 35, the bracket in its entirety being shifted about pivot 41 to shift the corresponding roller bearings 35 relatively tothe rod28 so that the carriage can be readily adjusted and aligned in position on the machine frame for a free up and down movement of the rods 27 .and 28 between the two roller bearings 35.

An adjusting screw 42 threaded through the machine side frame 24 coacts with bracket 40 to provide a working tension for the roller bearing with the rods 27 and 28, after the carriage-shiftxframe has been set into the machine frame. If desired, two roller bearings may be providedV for each rod.

Pivoted upon the shift key levers 33 as at 43 is the shift key lock lever 44 maintained in normal raised position by a coil spring 45 connecting an integral tongue 46 of the lock lever to the shift key lever. A fixed screwstud 47 projects from the side frame of the machine and a notch 48 near the upper forward edge of tongue 46 is arranged to extend under the stud 47 for locking the shift key in depressed position. Thus, to lock for capitals, the lock lever 44 is depressed, lowering the shift key lever 33 with it, the lock lever moving about its pivot 43 on the shift key lever to dispose the notch 48 thereof under the stud 47,sov that the vertical arm of the lock key lever serves as a strut, to maintain the shift key in depressed position.

To release the lock, the shift key 33 is depressed, the resilience of the material 'permitting a slight depression, sufficient to release the grip of the strut on the stud 47, allowing the sprlng 45 to retract the lock lever 44.

The carriage is limited in its case shifting movement by the levers 26 contacting with adjustable stops or studs 49 and 50. The studs49 and 50 are threaded into the frame 24, provided with check-nuts and their forward ends extend into the path of the levers V26. These'ends are tapered as at 5l so that by threading the studs in or out the amount of movement of the levers 26' between the studs is varied, thereby varying the case shift movement for the frame 20.

It will be understood that the typing position on the platen is between a front-strike and a top-strike position; that this typing position'is established by the tilting of the type-bar segment rearwardly out of the vertical; that theplane of the segment establishes 'a path for the carriage-frame in caseshifting, which is parallel thereto; that the rollers 35 have an endwise clearance space between the ears of each U-shaped bracket 37 and that screws 36 may be threaded throu h the ears of the brackets 37 to bodily shift tie rollers and establish a typing line on the platn adjusted to the typing faces of the typears.

Variations may be resorted to withinthe scope of the invention, and ortions of the "improvements ma be used without others.

Having thus escribed my invention, I claim:

l. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a stationary segment of upwardly` and rearwardly striking type-bars, a platen-carriage, a case-shiftable carriageframe having a guide-rod secured to each end thereof to depend at right angles therefrom, and a pair of spaced grooved rollers, one roller to engage each guide-rod, of means for individually mounting each roller upon the machine-frame with the groove thereof engaging the adjacent outer side face of a shift-rod, said means including a carrier at each side of the machine-frame and each roller. individually adjustable within the carrier to vary the angular direction of the carriage-,frame guide-rods.

2. Ina typewriting machine, the combination with a stationary'segment of upwardly and rearwardly striking type-bars, a platen-carriage, a cas'e-shiftable carriageframe having a guide-rod secured tov each end thereof to depend at right angles there- `from, and a pair ofV spaced grooved rollers, one roller toengage each guide-rod, oi' means for individually mounting each roller upon the machine-frame with the groove thereof engaging the adjacent outer side face of a shift-rod, said means including a cariier at each side of the machine-frame and leach 4roller individually adjustable in the direction of its axis to justifyV the direction of carriage-'frameshift to the fixed typing angle of the segment and type-bars.

8. *In a typewriting machine, the combination witha stationary segment of upwardly and rearwardly striking type-bars, a platencarriage, a case-shiftable carriage-frame having a guide-rod secured to each end thereof to depend at right angles therefrom, and a pair of spaced grooved rollers,roneroller to engage each guide-rod, of means for indiyidually mounting each roller upon the machineframe with the groove thereof engaging the adjacent-outer Vsidefface of a shift-rod, said means including a-carrier foreach roller rockably mounted upon opposite side frames of the machine to automatically adjust the groovefof its roller tothe plane of the adjacent shift-rod, and each iroller individually adjustable-within its carrier in the direction of its axis to align the direction of case-shift tothe inclination oit the fixed segment at its type-bars. l

4. InA a visible-writing typewriter, the combination with a traveling carriage having a platen, of carriage-controlling means including a carriage-supporting and carriage-shifting frame operative to guide the carriage in letter-spacing and also direct the case-shifting movement of the carriage upwardly and rearwardly to give greater visibility in typing, said fra-me including a pair of carriage-supporting rails, a pair of guiderods secured to said frame, and a pair of self-centering roller-bearings pivotally mounted to swivel on the machine-frame, one roller co-operative with each guide-rod to guide and support the carriage and platen.

5. In a visible-writing typewriter, the combination with a traveling carriage having a platen, o carriage-controlling means including a carriage-supporting and carriageshiiting frame operative to guide the carriage in letter-spacing and also direct the case-shifting movement of the carriage upwardly and rearwardly to give greater visibility in typing, said frame including' a pair of carriage-supporting rails, a pair of guideand side-engaging,

weight of the carriage .a andplaten, and keyactuated means for moving therods longitudinally to shift the carriage-frame. and case-shift the platen. 6. Ina typewriting machine, the combination with a stationary segment of type-bars, a platen-carriage, and a case-shiftable carriage-supporting frame, of means for guiding the carriage-frame upwardly and rearwardly for a typing line above the horizontal axisof'the platen to give greater visibilityy in typing, said means including a pair of parallel roundfguide-rods supporting said frame direction-determining,

self-centering grooved rolls upon the frame of the machine, said guide-rods slidable between said rolls.

a f 7. In a typewriting machine, the combinavtion with afstationary segment of type-bars, a platen-carriage, and a case-shiftable carriage-supporting frame, ofnieans for guiding typing, said means including a pair of parallel guide-rods iixed to said frame and sideengaging direction-determining gro'oved rolls upon the frame of the machine, said guide-rods slidable between said'rolls, and means on the frame of the machine including a pair of arms, each arm pivotallyconnec-ted tothe free end of a guide-rod to support the weight offcarriage and frame and a stop :torV each arm to rest upon.

8. In ay type'writing'machine, the nation with a stationary segment of typebars, a platen-carriage, and a case-sliiftable carriage-supporting frame, of means for guiding the carriage-frame upwardly and rearwardly for a typing line above the horizontalaxis of the platen to give greater visibility in typing, said means including a pair of parallel guide-rods fixed to said frame, and side-engaging direction-determining grooved rolls upon the :trarne of the machine, said guide-rods slidable between said rolls, a rocker upon themachine-frame having a pairiof arms joined together by a rock-shaft, each arm pivotally supporting the free end of one guide-rod to support the weight of the carriage-supporting frame, a stop on themachine-frame for each arm to rest upon, and a key having an interruptive connection with one arm to vibrate the rocker and shift the carriage-frame.

9. In a typewriting'machine, the 'combination with a stationary segment of typebars, a. platen-carriage, and a case-shiftable carriage-supporting frame, of means for guiding the carriage-frame upwardly and rearwardly for a typing line above the horiconibizontal axis of the platen to give greater visibility in typing, said means including a pair of parallel guide-rods fixed to said frame, and side-engaging direction-determining grooved rolls upon the frame of the machine, said guide-rods slidable between said rolls, a supporting arm for each rod, and a pair of stop-pins for each arm to limit its movement in two directions, each pin having a threaded body to pass through the machinerame and a tapering end to be aligned to the arm and adjust the throw of the arm by the taper on the pin.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a stationary segment of typebars, a platen-carriage, and a case-shiftable carriage-supporting frame, of means for guiding the carriage-frame upwardly and rearwardly for a typing line above the horizontal axis of the platen to give greater visibility in typing, said means including a pair of parallel guide-rods fixed to said frame, and side-engaging direction-determining grooved rolls upon the frame of the machine, said guide-rods slidable between said rolls, a supporting arm Jfor each rod, a stoppin for each arm, and a counterbalancing spring individual to each arm and jointly operative to reduce the carriage weight upon the stop-pins.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a stationary segment of typebars, a platen-carriage, and a case-shiftable carriage-supporting frame, of means for guiding the carriage upwardly and rearwardly for a typing line above the horizontal axis of the platen to give greater visibility in typing, said means including a pair of parallel guide-rods permanently fixed at one end to said frame, and side-engaging direction-determining grooved rolls upon the frame of the machine, said guide-rods slidable between said rolls, a rocker on the machine-frame having a pair of arms joined together by a rock-shaft, each arm having a pivotal connection with the free end of a guide-rod to support the weight of the carriage-frame, stops Jfor the arms to rest a shift-key engageable under one arm u on tdhodk the shaft and raise the carriage-shiftframe, and stops on the machine-frame to engage each arm and limit the key-lifted movement of the shift-frame.

12. In a visible-writing typewriter, the combination of a shiftable platen, an upwardly and rearwardly movable shift frame supporting the carriage, upwardly and rearwardly extending guide-rods fixed to the shift frame at right angles thereto, self-centering grooved rollers cooperative with the guide-rods, a rock-shaft having crank-arms which are connected to the lower ends of the guide-rods, and key-actuated means for turning said rock-shaft to litt the shift fra-me,

13. In a visible-writing typewriter, the

combination of a shiftable laten, an upwardly and rearwardly movaiile shift frame supporting the carriage, upwardly and rearwardly extending guide-rods fixed to the shift frame at right angles thereto, self-centering grooved rollers cooperative with the guide-rods, a rock-shaft having crank-arms which are connected to the lower ends of the guide-rods, and a pair of key-levers operative to turn said rock-shaft, one key mounted upon the other key to simultaneously depress and lock down both keys.

14; In a typewriting machine having side frames, the combination with a platen-carriage, of a carriage-supporting and caseshifting frame including a pair of horizontal ball-bearing rails for the carriage, a horizontal cross-bar, a pair of guide-rods fixed to the cross-barat right angles thereto, and grooved roller-bearings mounted upon the side frames of the machine to engage the adjacent face of the rods, to guide and support the carriage and platen in typing, at least one of the roller-bearings being adjustable relatively to the opposite bearing and each roller-bearing being also self-adjustable to the plane of the guide-rods in caseshifting.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a shiftable platen and carriage, and a carriage-shift fra-me having guide-rods to direct the frame upwardl and rearwardly, of universal jointed rollerearings for each rod, crank-arms carried by a rock-shaft and pivotally connected tosaid rods, and keyactuated means individually operative upon the ends of the rock-shaft to effect a joint case-shift longitudinal shifting movement of the rods.

LOUIS A. NEMCOVSKY. 

